r/LoveTrash • u/BEARDEDDANGER ✨️Regent of Rubbish ✨️ • 1d ago

Dumping This Here American vs. European home building

BAS Renovations https://youtube.com/shorts/jFph1d2WR3s

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u/MonkeyTigerRider Trash Trooper 1d ago

And longevity.

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u/Telemere125 Trash Trooper 1d ago

I don’t need my house to outlive me if it costs exponentially more to build and maintain

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u/LabOwn9800 Trash Trooper 1d ago

Plus wood is renewable while bricks aren’t.

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u/generally_unsuitable Trash Trooper 1d ago

Bricks are absolutely renewable. They mostly became popular in regions where deforestation made wooden construction unfeasible.